A Pilot Study of Perceived Needs of Persons with New Spinal Cord Injury

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1153-1160
Author(s):  
Laura A. Cushman ◽  
Marcia J. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Inpatient Service ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Cord Injury

Persons with new spinal cord injury have varying perceptions of their own needs in multiple life domains such as readiness and need to use assistive technologies, but these are often not directly addressed. These areas were the focus of the present study. This descriptive study looked at subjective need in a variety of areas with a new measure and also assessed perceptions related to assistive technology and quality of life. Perceptions of various needs were compared at baseline and at 1- and 6-mo. follow-up. The Perceived Needs Inventory, the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment, and the Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale were the main outcome measures given 22 patients with new injuries in an inpatient service for acute spinal cord injury with community follow-up. As the Perceived Needs Inventory provided distinct information and showed good test-reliability and some evidence of construct validity, it may be a useful adjunctive tool with such patients.

A Pilot Study of Perceived Needs of Persons with New Spinal Cord Injury

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1153-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Cushman ◽  
Marcia J. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Inpatient Service ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Cord Injury

Persons with new spinal cord injury have varying perceptions of their own needs in multiple life domains such as readiness and need to use assistive technologies, but these are often not directly addressed. These areas were the focus of the present study. This descriptive study looked at subjective need in a variety of areas with a new measure and also assessed perceptions related to assistive technology and quality of life. Perceptions of various needs were compared at baseline and at 1- and 6-mo. follow-up. The Perceived Needs Inventory, the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment, and the Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale were the main outcome measures given 22 patients with new injuries in an inpatient service for acute spinal cord injury with community follow-up. As the Perceived Needs Inventory provided distinct information and showed good test-reliability and some evidence of construct validity, it may be a useful adjunctive tool with such patients.

Predicting Satisfaction with Assistive Technology for a Sample of Adults with New Spinal Cord Injuries

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 981-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia J. Scherer ◽  
Laura A. Cushman
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Symptom Inventory ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Life Scale

To assess the validity of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment-Consumer Form for persons with a new spinal cord injury, 10 men and 10 women completed the scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory while in acute rehabilitation. One month postdischarge, subjects completed the Perceived Needs Inventory and rated their satisfaction with assistive technology. Significant positive correlations between items of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment and Satisfaction with Life Scale (and their significant negative correlations with scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory–Depression) suggest the selected Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment items measure quality of life (concurrent validity) Only Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment scores predicted satisfied use 1-mo. postdischarge as measured by the Perceived Needs Inventory.

Long-Term Follow-Up After Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark I. Tonack ◽  
Sander L. Hitzig ◽  
B. Catharine Craven ◽  
Kent A. Campbell ◽  
Kathryn A. Boschen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

OPEN HAEMORRHOIDS SURGERY IN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Anal Fissure ◽  
Open Surgery ◽  
Anal Fissures ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Grade Iii

This Pilot retrospective research conducted on the results of open surgery in patients with Grade III and IV haemorrhoids With SCI. No major complications had arisen at 6 weeks post-operative and all wounds had healed, but 1 patient Anal fissure recurrence. 75% of patients reported a substantial increase in anorectal anorexia during long-term follow-up. With symptoms. Five patients reported recurrences: three haemorrhoids (18 percent) and two anal fissures (25 percent).   Keywords: Haemorrhoids, Pilot retrospective research, Anorectal Anorexia.

scholarly journals A multicentre follow-up of clinical aspects of traumatic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 404-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C Pagliacci ◽  
◽  
M Franceschini ◽  
B Di Clemente ◽  
M Agosti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury
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